The Queensland solar battery grants and loans scheme has been so successful that the state government is expanding it.
The scheme, introduced in November, comprises offers of interest-free loans of up to $10,000 and grants of $3,000 to purchase solar batteries or solar-battery systems. The offer applies to 1,500 applicants, including households and small businesses.

Residents in the Western Australia port city of Fremantle will soon be able to trade solar energy using a blockchain-enabled platform.
Around forty households in the WA city will take part in the peer-to-peer clean energy trading RENeW Nexus trial, which was announced in late 2017.